The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh has welcomed a new contribution of US $22.25 million from the United Kingdom that will help meet the immediate food and nutrition needs of Rohingyas living in Cox's Bazar, reports UNB.
The WFP urgently needs US $66 million to continue providing assistance through to March 2019.
The Department for International Development (DFID) has been a generous supporter of WFP activities in Cox's Bazar, including an innovative e-voucher programme which allows refugees to purchase a variety of food items at specially designated shops, said the WFP.
DFID has also supported engineering and logistics cluster activities, enabling WFP to preserve humanitarian access during the monsoon period.
This new contribution will support a wide variety of activities within WFP's response, including in-kind food assistance to over 680,000 refugees, e-vouchers for some quarter of a million refugees, and essential nutritional interventions for the most vulnerable.
In addition, the host Bangladeshi community will benefit from programmes that support women and their families with a grant for entrepreneurship activities.
The contribution also allows WFP to continue the provision of logistics, telecommunications and engineering common services for the entire humanitarian community.
"DFID's aid allows us to continue to provide urgent life-saving assistance. As we move into the second year of the response, the needs remain substantial. This significant contribution enables us to deliver on the food security and nutritional needs of the most vulnerable who depend on WFP for the daily meal," said WFP Representative and Country Director, Richard Ragan.
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